From 18:00 on 24 October and overnight into 25 October, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 153 Shahed-type strike unmanned aerial vehicles, including 92 jet-powered models, as well as S8000 "Banderol" drones, "Dan-T", "Gerbera" and "Parodiya"-type decoy drones.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Launches were carried out from the directions of Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk and Millerovo in Russia, temporarily occupied Donetsk, and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defence Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 air defence forces had shot down or suppressed 119 enemy Shahed-type UAVs, including 64 jet-powered ones, "Gerbera" and drones of other types.
A further nine strike UAVs remained in the air; combat operations are ongoing.
Impacts from the enemy’s air attack assets were recorded at 15 locations. Falling debris from downed drones was recorded at a further nine locations.